§ 5-3B-07. Agreement for postadoption contact
West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-3B-07
§ 5-3B-07. Agreement for postadoption contact
(a)(1) A prospective adoptive parent and parent of a prospective adoptee may enter into a written agreement to allow contact, after the adoption, between:
(b) An agreement made under this section applies to contact with an adoptee only while the adoptee is a minor.
(c) An individual who prepares an agreement described in subsection (a)(1) of this section:
(d) Failure to comply with a condition of an agreement made under this section is not a ground for revoking consent to, or setting aside an order for, adoption.
(e) If a dispute as to an agreement made under this section arises, a court may order the parties to engage in mediation to try to resolve the dispute.
(f)(1) A court shall enforce a written agreement made in accordance with this section unless enforcement is not in the adoptee's best interests.
Credits
Added by Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 25, § 13, eff. April 12, 2005.
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-3B-07, MD FAMILY § 5-3B-07
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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